It's the summer solstice weekend,and 150,000 people descend on a farm in the northeast of England for an open-air music festival. At first,a spot of rain seems to be the only thing dampening the fun - until a mystery bug appears.
Before long,the illness is spreading at an electrifying speed and seems resistant to all antibiotics. Can journalist Zoe Meadows track the outbreak to its source,and will a cure be found before the disease becomes a pandemic
A heart-racing thriller,Resistance imagines a nightmare pandemic that seems only too credible in the wake of COVID-19. Number one bestseller and queen of crime Val McDermid has teamed up with illustrator Kathryn Briggs to create a masterful graphic novel.
Publisher: Profile Books LtdISBN: 9781788163552Number of pages: 160Weight: 655 gDimensions: 248 x 180 x 18 mmEdition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A brilliant and timely story,told with McDermid's verve,style and passion. I couldn't stop turning the pages,even when I could barely take the tension. Wonderful.'- Denise Mina
'Writer McDermid and illustrator Briggs show a plague tearing through all aspects of modern life-personal,professional,political-leaving plenty of apocalyptic blame to go around...McDermid skillfully builds pathos for the individuals wrestling with their dire circumstances...Briggs composes fascinating pages and panels that have a mixed-media feel...A powerful,unique look at the benign origins of catastrophe.'- Kirkus Reviews
'No one can tell a story like she can'- Daily Express
'McDermid remains unrivalled... brilliant'- Observer
'One of today's most accomplished crime writers'- Literary Review
'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game'- Independent
Val McDermid
Often hailed as the modern Queen of Crime,Scottish author Val McDermid's work includes several bestselling series,including the Lindsay Gordon,Kate Brannigan,Inspector Karen Pirie series and the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series,the first of which,The Mermaids Singing,won the Crime Writers'Association Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year. The Hill Jordan series was adapted for the highly successful television drama; Wire in the Blood.
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